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Could the City of Boston Be Carbon-Free by 2050?
April 15, 2019According to Mayor Marty Walsh, the City of Boston, with help from business partners and everyday citizens, is in the development and reporting phase of the initiative to make Boston “Carbon-Free.” The project launched in the fall of 2017 with data collection reviewing the benefits and costs of technologies and policies that could make Boston...
Energy Challenge – How Many Ways Can you Save this Year?
April 3, 2019Welcome to 2019! A fresh new year to make all the positive changes you are striving for, whether it be financial in nature, improving your health or making strides in your professional life. As a solar company, we care deeply about the environment and how simple changes in the way we lead our lives can...
Massachusetts Takes the Lead in New Solar Ranking for 2019
March 20, 2019Every year, SolarPowerRocks ranks each state based on how easy, or difficult, the state makes it for people to go solar on their homes. Congratulations Massachusetts for ranking #1 in the New Solar Rankings for 2019! This publication of rankings comes as fantastic news to the nearly seven million Bay Staters who have one of...
Massachusetts House Speaker Announces $1 Billion Initiative for Energy Efficiency Grants
March 6, 2019Massachusetts continues to forge ahead as a leader in clean energy. In an effort to reduce the state’s carbon footprint and minimize waste, Massachusetts State House Speaker Robert DeLeo, (Winthrop-Democrat) recently announced a plan to spend $1 billion over the next decade to build up infrastructure around cities and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative,...
What Is Carbon Negative, and How Does Solar Play Its Part?
February 19, 2019In recent weeks we have heard the news reports and announcements from the United Nations regarding the threats of global climate change and the steps that governments, scientists, and humans, in general, should take to reduce our carbon footprint. Most world leaders concede that climate change is one of the major challenges of our time...
Must Haves When Building a Green Home
February 5, 2019Are you trying to build a “green home” or, at least, make “green” changes in your home where you can? You are not alone. According to research conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in 2015 nearly one third of home builders (31%) report that they...